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The Magic of Blood

by Dagoberto Gilb · 1994

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Dagoberto Gilb is a powerful and important new talent in American fiction. Fresh, funny, relentless, and beautifully crafted, his writing possesses that rare Chekhovian ability to perfectly capture the nuances of ordinary life and make it resonate with unexpected meaning.

Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisLos AngelesLos AngelesMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 304 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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